Comments on: 11.8.07 http://www.mochamomma.com/2007/11/08/11807/ Good to the last blog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:12:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kristen http://www.mochamomma.com/2007/11/08/11807/comment-page-1/#comment-37381 Kristen Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:30:07 +0000 http://www.mochamomma.com/2007/11/08/11807/#comment-37381 There's a Betty Boop poster as a prize? I'm sorry. I just had to go there. There’s a Betty Boop poster as a prize?

I’m sorry. I just had to go there.

]]> By: Katy http://www.mochamomma.com/2007/11/08/11807/comment-page-1/#comment-37361 Katy Sun, 11 Nov 2007 10:52:52 +0000 http://www.mochamomma.com/2007/11/08/11807/#comment-37361 Brava, Kelly. I love the way you address the issue of fear. Even though I worked in a low-income school I never felt afraid. If the kids and parents know that you care then often that is enough. Sigh. Missing work right now. Brava, Kelly. I love the way you address the issue of fear. Even though I worked in a low-income school I never felt afraid. If the kids and parents know that you care then often that is enough. Sigh. Missing work right now.

]]> By: Angela http://www.mochamomma.com/2007/11/08/11807/comment-page-1/#comment-37352 Angela Sat, 10 Nov 2007 03:01:32 +0000 http://www.mochamomma.com/2007/11/08/11807/#comment-37352 Seriously? You are so awesome. Seriously. (I almost NEVER use the word Awesome. I hold it so very high.) Seriously? You are so awesome. Seriously. (I almost NEVER use the word Awesome. I hold it so very high.)

]]> By: Trish K http://www.mochamomma.com/2007/11/08/11807/comment-page-1/#comment-37351 Trish K Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:09:44 +0000 http://www.mochamomma.com/2007/11/08/11807/#comment-37351 I am going to agree with Kristin above and sound like a Hallmark card. Thank you for a teacher and being a teacher that cares. I don't think I would be able to do the job that you and other teachers do. Not because of the students, but because of the parents. So, thank you again for being someone who cares. I am going to agree with Kristin above and sound like a Hallmark card. Thank you for a teacher and being a teacher that cares. I don’t think I would be able to do the job that you and other teachers do. Not because of the students, but because of the parents.

So, thank you again for being someone who cares.

]]> By: CJ http://www.mochamomma.com/2007/11/08/11807/comment-page-1/#comment-37350 CJ Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:03:23 +0000 http://www.mochamomma.com/2007/11/08/11807/#comment-37350 I wouldn't feel ashamed for using the race card. I mean, I use it, too. I'm not black, but Hispanic, which is bad as there's such a backlash against Mexicans in America at this point. So there are different issues here that I face every day. But I use the race card plenty and I'm not ashamed of it. I won't say I'm proud of it, but I feel like it's more forced on me than anything else. I'm actually bi-racial, but I look Hispanic to plenty of people, although I have fair skin. So, I hate it when people assume things about me based on my appearance. Luckily, in my city, it's 60% Hispanic, so I don't face it so much at home. Sometimes, but not as often as other times. But when I travel it's much worse. I can't go into a department store without being followed around by the staff to make sure I don't "steal anything". People are just going to treat minorities poorly, and I think it's up to people like us to make sure their viewpoints change and their ideologies change. I think you set a good example for your students and it's fine to show them that even the minority students can achieve and that they need to see that it's possible and they can do the things the other students do that had more opportunities than them. If you have to whip out the race card every now and then to reach them, then that's what you have to do. I wouldn’t feel ashamed for using the race card. I mean, I use it, too. I’m not black, but Hispanic, which is bad as there’s such a backlash against Mexicans in America at this point. So there are different issues here that I face every day. But I use the race card plenty and I’m not ashamed of it. I won’t say I’m proud of it, but I feel like it’s more forced on me than anything else. I’m actually bi-racial, but I look Hispanic to plenty of people, although I have fair skin. So, I hate it when people assume things about me based on my appearance. Luckily, in my city, it’s 60% Hispanic, so I don’t face it so much at home. Sometimes, but not as often as other times. But when I travel it’s much worse. I can’t go into a department store without being followed around by the staff to make sure I don’t “steal anything”. People are just going to treat minorities poorly, and I think it’s up to people like us to make sure their viewpoints change and their ideologies change. I think you set a good example for your students and it’s fine to show them that even the minority students can achieve and that they need to see that it’s possible and they can do the things the other students do that had more opportunities than them. If you have to whip out the race card every now and then to reach them, then that’s what you have to do.

]]> By: Tricia http://www.mochamomma.com/2007/11/08/11807/comment-page-1/#comment-37349 Tricia Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:43:06 +0000 http://www.mochamomma.com/2007/11/08/11807/#comment-37349 I'll have to read this again when I have more time to ingest it... I know you took no offense at my question, but I was thinking about it the other way- Does the question or fact of your racial heritage get 'thrown at you' (these being the important words here- I don't know how to italicize in a comment- but hey I spelled italicize right on the first try!) often? I think it's a bit of a different question. I’ll have to read this again when I have more time to ingest it… I know you took no offense at my question, but I was thinking about it the other way- Does the question or fact of your racial heritage get ‘thrown at you’ (these being the important words here- I don’t know how to italicize in a comment- but hey I spelled italicize right on the first try!) often?

I think it’s a bit of a different question.

]]> By: Gillian http://www.mochamomma.com/2007/11/08/11807/comment-page-1/#comment-37348 Gillian Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:46:45 +0000 http://www.mochamomma.com/2007/11/08/11807/#comment-37348 You are a mixture of many races (mocha latte? dark cappuccino with frothy milky top?). Surely that works both for you and against you in lots of situations. If I had to guess I'd say you're often "too black" to be taken seriously by some whites, "too white" to be taken seriously by some blacks. So it's kind of nice to hear when you flip that around on them. When you talk to a black woman who assumes you're white and prejudiced and you can say - please, lady, I'm in the same racial boat as you. Using that excuse to not play an active role in the health of your child is not going to work with me, let's try another. You are a mixture of many races (mocha latte? dark cappuccino with frothy milky top?). Surely that works both for you and against you in lots of situations. If I had to guess I’d say you’re often “too black” to be taken seriously by some whites, “too white” to be taken seriously by some blacks. So it’s kind of nice to hear when you flip that around on them. When you talk to a black woman who assumes you’re white and prejudiced and you can say – please, lady, I’m in the same racial boat as you. Using that excuse to not play an active role in the health of your child is not going to work with me, let’s try another.

]]> By: Kristin http://www.mochamomma.com/2007/11/08/11807/comment-page-1/#comment-37347 Kristin Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:08:41 +0000 http://www.mochamomma.com/2007/11/08/11807/#comment-37347 I started to comment on this post earlier, but everything I wanted to say sounded vaguely Hallmark-ian... yet, I can't come up with anything else, so I say, "Thank You" for being a teacher who cares. Card available for .45 I started to comment on this post earlier, but everything I wanted to say sounded vaguely Hallmark-ian… yet, I can’t come up with anything else, so I say, “Thank You” for being a teacher who cares.

Card available for .45

]]> By: dawn http://www.mochamomma.com/2007/11/08/11807/comment-page-1/#comment-37346 dawn Fri, 09 Nov 2007 04:16:44 +0000 http://www.mochamomma.com/2007/11/08/11807/#comment-37346 They are just kids. Their life is rougher than anything I will ever have to experience. I can go to bed at night and not worry that I will have to sleep on my floor to stay safe from gunfire. I will not have to worry that merely standing on my sidewalk talking to my neighbor might get me shot. I had 3 students get shot in one semester. They are kids and they deserve to be loved by the adults in their lives and to be pushed to be the best that they can be. You do an great job. I hold you in the highest esteem. As for the race card...you use what works. It might not always feel right, but it might be that one thing that makes that one student listen. Love you...Rock on. They are just kids. Their life is rougher than anything I will ever have to experience. I can go to bed at night and not worry that I will have to sleep on my floor to stay safe from gunfire. I will not have to worry that merely standing on my sidewalk talking to my neighbor might get me shot. I had 3 students get shot in one semester. They are kids and they deserve to be loved by the adults in their lives and to be pushed to be the best that they can be. You do an great job. I hold you in the highest esteem. As for the race card…you use what works. It might not always feel right, but it might be that one thing that makes that one student listen. Love you…Rock on.

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